Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley

When you’re in the midlife realm, it’s really easy to focus on the changes that your hair, face, skin, body are experiencing and label them as negative and feel bummed out. Some days it’s like, how do I present myself in this new reality? So today I am sharing my go-to, number-one strategy for feeling fabulous–even when I don’t really feel fabulous. This strategy requires very little time, can be very inexpensive especially when you’re in to thrifting or your local buy nothing group although you can of course spend some money on it too. PLUS–I share a really silly story about my modeling debut at the Springhill Mall in Mobile, Alabama. This episode sponsored by: HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shippingAquaTru – Save 20% at with promo code BETTER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week is all about feeling good about how you look, especially when you’re in that midlife spin cycle where you feel like your appearance is changing before your very eyes. Today we're homing in on skincare at midlife--because your skin is literally the face you present to the world as well as an important component of health. And like every other part of you, it deserves your love and attention and support--not your blame or neglect.I'm interviewing Alayne White, a well-known and beloved aesthetician here in Rhode Island about her non-nonsense yet ultra loving approach to skincare, and what it means--and what it takes--to feel beautiful. This episode sponsored by:HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shippingAquaTru – Save 20% at with promo code BETTER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I’m talking about how to have a grown-up glow up. Glow up is what my kids call a makeover. But it’s not this radical transformation that we used to think of as a makeover–it’s more about highlighting your natural beauty and glowing from within because you love the way you look.Today I’m sharing a mantra that can help guide you on your journey to feeling good about how you like as you live longer. And really, it’s helpful in every other area of your life, too.This episode sponsored by: HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shippingAquaTru – Save 20% at with promo code BETTER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OK, so you’re convinced that it’s time for you to move more, if only you can find the time. Asking yourself the five questions I share in today’s episode can help you start reaping the astounding benefits of exercise right away, even if you feel completely time-crunched. It’s there all right–it’s just probably hiding in plain sight. This episode sponsored by: HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shippingAquaTru – Save 20% at with promo code BETTER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I’m talking with Forrest Kolaski, my personal trainer, whom I’ve been working out with for about four years, for his perspective on how to stop thinking that you should be getting more exercise and start actually doing it.This episode sponsored by:HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shippingAquaTru – Save 20% at with promo code BETTER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Exercise is such a boost for every aspect of your health and your life, I’m willing to bet you have no idea just how amazing it is for you–I didn’t!! Hopefully learning about some of its more profound benefits will help you find the motivation and the time to do more of it, no matter how much you may or may not already be moving your body regularly.  This episode sponsored by: HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shippingAquaTru – Save 20% at with promo code BETTER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You know how it can be so hard to wake up? Maybe it’s dark outside, you didn’t sleep great, you’ve got a lot of stuff to get done that day and you just don’t want to do it? But you drag yourself out of bed and get going but maybe never really shake off the sluggishness?Today’s self-care can help you feel more alive and strengthen your immune system. It also helps you sleep better. In ONLY 30 SECONDS A DAY. This is my favorite kind of health hack–easy, fast, no cost, no commitment. All it really takes is willingness.This episode sponsored by: HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your nervous system is an information super highway that dictates how stressed you feel, how well you’re sleeping and digesting, and whether you want to bite someone’s head off. Today I’m sharing three acupressure points–which is basically DIY acupuncture with no needles, only light pressure from your fingertips–that I use on the regular to get myself to a better place. (And I share the story of how I decided to study acupressure–I essentially witnessed the benefits before I ever tried it, just by talking to my teacher on the phone). This episode sponsored by: HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During this back-to-school, when it may feel like time is at a premium, I’m focusing on sharing EASY, FAST, and MEGA-POWERFUL ways to show yourself some TLC. First up is something that refreshes your eyes, brain, and spirit and has even been shown to help patients recovering from surgery get out of the hospital faster and be less crabby to their nurses. No, seriously. Study on benefits of a natural view for post-surgery patientsStudy on natural views reducing depressive symptoms during COVID lockdownsThis episode sponsored by: HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A recent survey found that sixty-four percent of all Americans say that their biggest fear about growing older is that they will suffer from dementia. I share that fear!So this week I’m diving into some evidence-based strategies you and I and everyone can implement to take great care of those beautiful brains of ours, so that it can take care of us now and well into the future. Today are three of the more surprising brain-health hacks I’ve discovered in my deep dive into the topic as part of my work on a book called Reversing Alzheimer’s with Wednesday’s guest, Dr. Heather Sandison. The book will be out in 2024 but you can get a preview this week.  This episode sponsored by: HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices